The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-06-28
BURNSVILLE, MISS.
THE CORN CROP PROMISES AN
ABUNDANT YIELD.
what Live. Progressive and GO.
Ahead Farmers sIe Doing Cor
the Country.
IooRREsroSDEsoE or rHr ArPEAL.I

cNoA ihibcu III ~ utos DuSh 40 thO
talk Of everyone that We meet. Cot
ton is exceedingly fine this year here,
and the people are In better spirits
about their crops than ] ever knew
them, and l have been resident OF
this county for seventeen years. l do
hope that the people will come ont OF
the blues, as they call IL, and gain
their deliverance from debt and anxi.
ETY., for they struggled against adver-
atty for q long time and deserve to be
in better condition, for you may
travel the world over and never fad
more generous or hoepitable people
under the sun. OF course there are
exceptions, but these characters do
not give any praise, for they do not
deserve IL, but the thorougbgoing,
energetic farmer-he who lie the life OF
the land-he II 10 who deserves the
praise, and he Ia the man OF fair pros.
poets for good crops and health, and
most Of them are out Of debt for this
years supplies-a fact that speaks well
Tor any people with three or four years
OF short crops.
The health oil the country Ia general-
ly good, there have been several deaths
In our vicinity In the last few weeks
not any more than common for the
summer diseases. Water is good
throughout our county. Pure water,
as you are aware, Ia about one-half Of
the cause for good health. Then we
have a good grazing country. For small
farmers, of course, 1t would not pay TO
have over ECO or 800 head OF sheep, or
over 100 or 1860 head Of cattle In one
neighborhood, but / believe 1t would
pay TO have that many head In two
miles range. There is a gentleman liv-
ing on the extreme north boundary
line between this county and the Ten
nefsee State line who has been expert
menting with about 80 head for
about twelve months, who has 100 acres
OF land inclossd, and he says that he
has range enough for twice the num-
Der OF cattle he has. OF course he has
them to feed In winter, but the profits
are sufficient for the investment. The
gentleman lives shout twelve miles
north Of Burnsville. Then we
have a good timber country
OF all kinds that usually
grow in this climate. Our ores have
been partially examined by scientific
men, and their verdict Is they are
about 65 per cent. The proposition
has been made (so / leaIn,) by the
companies at Sheffield, Ala, who are
engaged In the business, as soon as
they got their furnaces In operation,
for the people TO form company here
and ship their oar to their works for
manufacturing. II the Memphis and
Charleston railroad do not charge too
much tsrif there will be an extensive
trade done In the ore business from
this point In the future. / should
think that II Il would psy TO ship ore
to that distance, that Il would be q
better profit to manufacture the lion
out here where the ore is; there is no
doubt whatever about there being ore
here--If there Is anyone that doubts
the matter, the people will ship them
some for investigation.
We do not want what the press calls
booms. All we want Ia the cash for
our producte, and we are reasonable,
and willing for the outside world to
share In the profits. We are against
boomH, as we understand them. We
could not support a boom such as
we read about demanding high
prices for lands that are not worth
one.balf, and in some cases not one
titheth part OF what they sell for. We
are OF the impression that lands should
be based upon some kind Of basis
that has something like a fair esti-
mate. That those towns that want to
fill up should place their lots In the
reach OF the bone and sinew OF the
land--the laboring classes. III they
would do that our little inland towne
and cities would grow much faster,
the value of the lands would 60 up,
and then the so-called booms RouId
be OF advantage to the country; bu,
Otherwise they are not. like to see
any country build up, but the way the
booms are poor man has no showing
at all. 1t is the capitalist every time
Now understand me, l am moi
opposed TO capitalists making all they
can with their Investments. But
should they not be reasonable in theil
business transactions. Look at Shef
field, Ala, where the lots were so high
that men OF small means could mol
buy land enough TO stand upon. Or
an average lots are higher today thar
they are In Memphis. Then the rent
are too high also. Just think for .
moment. A man can get from 81 q
to 81 20 per day for his work and have
to pay $40, SIP and SIS per month
rent for q small house with two anC
three rooms. They do not want The
laboring classes in those towns tina
cannot see anything but the larg,
profits. Such places cannot prosper
long without achange.
Well, will say something abou
the church matters in our vicinity
We have the NJ Il. Church S1uth, til,
Missionary Baptist Church and thu
Christian Church here, who combined
q yesr or two sgo and built, with th,
outside portion OF the people (thos,
who do not belong TO any church.
large Union Church house, in in
heart Of town, and everything move
along smoothly, II ia not quite fin
ished yet but will be 40 soon as tn,
committee has nearly enough mean
to complete 1t. The Free Win Bsp
lists have good church on the nortl
Of town. The Methodist Episcopal
have a church two or three miles Yves
Of here: also south OF here there ar,
at least three more within q radius o
five miles. The Missionary Baptist
come next. They have several churche
east Of Burnsville, and two or thre
north, 90 you see we are very wei
supplied with that portion which
helps to build up a good neighbor
hood. SCHOOLS are taught under tn
State laws, with small pay Schoo
now and then between vacation. TIL
high school Of Jacinto, Mics, Is onl,
nine miles from huntsville. Is is
fixed fact Of which l will speak agar
in the future. Our country needs goot
farmers and good citizens. 1t need
more capital to develop 1t. And T.
all Of these the people will give
hearty welcome TO any and all tina
wish to cast their lots with US.